Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
PenpotvsAdobe Photoshop
Penpot is free; Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo. Adobe Photoshop is rated higher at 4.6/5 vs Penpot's 4.3/5.
Penpotvs Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.3/5-0.3 vs Adobe Photoshop
Only in Penpot
- ✦ UI Design
- ✦ Prototyping
- ✦ Components
✓ Free plan500K+ users · est. 2019
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Adobe Photoshopvs Penpot
★ 4.6/5+0.3 vs Penpot
Only in Adobe Photoshop
- ✦ Photo Editing
- ✦ Layer-based Design
- ✦ Generative Fill (AI)
From $9.99/moPart of Creative Cloud (30M+) users · est. 1990
Try Adobe Photoshop Free →Ratings Breakdown
Penpot
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Adobe Photoshop
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.8/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Penpot uniquely offers UI Design, Prototyping, Components. Adobe Photoshop uniquely offers Photo Editing, Layer-based Design, Generative Fill (AI). Both share 0 features.
Feature
Penpot
Adobe Photoshop
UI Design
✓
✗
Prototyping
✓
✗
Components
✓
✗
Design Systems
✓
✗
Real-time Collaboration
✓
✗
SVG-based
✓
✗
Open Source
✓
✗
Self-Hostable
✓
✗
Flex Layout
✓
✗
Grid Layout
✓
✗
Design Tokens
✓
✗
Interactions
✓
✗
CSS Ready
✓
✗
Developer Handoff
✓
✗
Plugins
✓
✗
Photo Editing
✗
✓
Layer-based Design
✗
✓
Generative Fill (AI)
✗
✓
Generative Expand
✗
✓
Neural Filters
✗
✓
Object Selection
✗
✓
Content-Aware Fill
✗
✓
Camera RAW
✗
✓
Brushes
✗
✓
Masks & Channels
✗
✓
Smart Objects
✗
✓
Actions & Automation
✗
✓
3D
✗
✓
Cloud Documents
✗
✓
iPad Version
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Penpot if you need:
- ✓ UI Design
- ✓ Prototyping
- ✓ Components
- ✓ Design Systems
- ✓ Real-time Collaboration
Choose Adobe Photoshop if you need:
- ✓ Photo Editing
- ✓ Layer-based Design
- ✓ Generative Fill (AI)
- ✓ Generative Expand
- ✓ Neural Filters
Pricing Comparison
Penpot is free; Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo.
Penpot Plans
Free tier available
Free (Self-hosted)
Free- • Unlimited everything
- • Self-hosted
Free (Cloud)
Free- • Unlimited projects
- • Community support
Premium
Custom- • Priority support
- • SLA
- • Coming soon
Adobe Photoshop Plans
Paid plans only
Photography PlanBest Value
$9.99/mo- • Photoshop + Lightroom
- • 20GB storage
Photoshop
$22.99/mo- • Single app
- • 100GB storage
All Apps
$59.99/mo- • 20+ Creative Cloud apps
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